The individual components of the vasti muscle group and the rectus femoris were clamped and subsequently loaded based on the muscle cross-sectional area proportions (111N, 98N, and 67N for rectus femoris/vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis, respectively).
The definition of life is controversial. The current definition is that organisms maintain homeostasis, are composed of cells, undergo metabolism, can grow, adapt to their environment, respond to stimuli, and reproduce.
dying - the time when something ends; it was the death of all his plans; a dying of old hopes. demise, death. lifespan, lifetime, life-time, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); the battery had a short life; he lived a long and happy life.